So I want to emphasize at this point that in my opinion, you really only need Dsrs and Dropshipping
to build a fantastic business.
Not only do they have all of the features that you need, and of course, I've got plenty more to show
you for both of those apps, but equally importantly, they enable you to get started for free, which
I think when we're building a business from scratch on a limited budget is super, super important.
But having said that, Dsrs and Dropshipping are not the only show in town.
There are plenty of other apps that can help you with your business, and there are three in particular
that I want to talk about right now.
And while it's ultimately up to you whether you want to use them or not, there is a lot of overlap
with Dsrs and Kjae.
And also, as you're about to see, they have much more limited free functionality.
So you will be obliged to start paying for the app sooner rather than later.
So you might ask, well, why am I even bothering to talk about them?
Well, they are great apps, so I definitely want you to be aware of them.
So first up, as you can see here, we have this app called Pocket, which is mostly focused on US and
EU Dropshipping and once again, it has a fantastic rating with tons of reviews.
But as I scroll down, you will see that most of the products with this app will come from AliExpress,
which is a feature that you already have covered off with Dsrs.
And then going down to the pricing, you have very limited functionality with the free plan.
And really if you want to use pocket, you need to consider the $50 per month plan because it's only
really with this plan that you have all of the features that you need to build a real business.
So I'm sure you remember one of my rules on whether to buy apps or not, and one of the key ones was,
Will it return me at least ten times my initial investment?
So your decision process here would be, well, if I'm going to use pocket, will it give me at least
an additional $500 per month, ten times the $50 fee?
And it could be that later on in your business.
That makes total sense.
But I hope you can see why I'm not necessarily recommending it as the perfect place to start.
The next app is called Zen Drop, and once again, this is a fantastically well rated app with tons
and tons of reviews.
But in terms of product selection, there will be a lot of overlap with DDS and drop shipping and going
down to the pricing, we have more or less the same situation as with pocket.
We're very limited to what we can do with the free plan and we're therefore very quickly into the $49
per month plan and then to drop ship man.
Now at the time of recording this, it has a huge free trial, a 180 day free trial period.
So you might want to check it out purely from that point of view.
But I will say that once again, you have products mostly coming from AliExpress, but the pricing is
interesting.
There is an awful lot you can do with the free plan.
And of course, you've got that 180 day free trial and should you want to move to the paying plan at
some point, it is, as you can see, considerably cheaper.
And then finally to Salehoo.
Now, Salehoo is a slightly different proposition because this isn't actually an app.
As you can see, I'm no longer on the app store.
Salehoo is more of a service.
It's effectively a directory of dependable suppliers, and Salehoo has been around for years, long
before many of these apps were even thought of.
Now, while this is a highly respected service, its biggest problem, from our point of view, at least
in the beginning, is that it doesn't have any very nice, easy integration with your Shopify store.
I mean, you can import products easily from Salehoo, but what you can't do is do automated order fulfillment.
Now I know we haven't covered that off yet, but you're going to see how simple and easy that is to
do with Dzs and Cjay and what an enormous time saving process it is.
So just be aware that Salehoo does not offer that part.
Also, if we go over to the pricing and go to Salehoo dropship and scroll down, you can see that you're
straight into a commitment of $27 per month.
So I want to reemphasize that all of these solutions, all four of them are great.
They are super well respected.
You've seen that.
But as I say, and I repeat myself, I'm just not convinced they're perfect for you when you're starting
out with your business.
I also want to say that I am not affiliated with any of these products.
I am simply trying to give you the best advice so that you can build a successful company as quickly
as possible and with minimal investment.
And so with that in mind, as we progress through the course, I'm going.
To show you more in depth how DDS and Dropshipping work.
But I'm not going to be revisiting these apps, but definitely install them if you do want to check
them out.
Having said that, one thing I would say is please don't install tons of apps because you're going to
get very overwhelmed and very confused.
It's one of the reasons, in fact, why I'm keeping this to just two apps, because in that way you
will be able to master both apps and build a highly efficient business.